Show EXPLOSION ON TORPEDO BOAT Red-Hot Red Rivet Dropped Into Sets Tank TankS Afire S 1 S i W Clothing of or X Negro r Workmen Burned d Prom JI Their ch Bodies Injuries its it's J Tatal InaL S Norfolk Va a Aug 10 A A terrific explosion of r gasoline occurred on the United States torpedo boat Worden at the Norfolk nav nay navy yard ard this after after- noon Three negro workmen were probably p. fatally Injured Tho They are vil William Il Wilton OIl II H. Hodges riveters riveters' helpers and Robert Hob rt White a 11 riveter The men inca were wele so 0 badly disfigured that they hey were al almost unrecognizable recognizable Their Theil clothing was burned from their bodies and their faces and hands and other othel parts of or their bodies were charred The They were nil all rendered unconscious unconscious un un- conscious and anti the recovery cry of oC any of or them Is very cry doubtful Shannon foreman of ot the he workmen was slightly burned about the face but not seriously A red rell hot rivet rl dropped dropped by br Hodges tho the helper help help- er Into gasoline drippings in the bottom bottom bottoni bot bot- tom toni of or the caused the explosion stun sion the flames from 1001 the lie drippings leaping In an Instant to the lie 30 gallon 30 allon tank of gasoline forge orge nearby There Thieve was a great eat flash hash from this and riveters riveters riveters rivet rivet- ers who were working cooped up UI Inthe in inthe the he forward anchor tank of or the lie Worden Worden Wor- Wor den were cover covered d with burning gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line and hurled led against the he walls of f their heir narrow confines The crew o of the lie Worden rushed to tho the assistance of or lh the unfortunate men who in an un unconscious condition wore were taken out of or the thc tank Surgeons treated treated treated treat treat- ed them on the lie deck decle of the thees es vessel el but hut subsequently the they w were rc taken to o the dispensary alY It is not believed that the he torpedo boat hoat was ivas injured by the explosion S |